netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 1/6] fsl/fman: enable FMan Keygen

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Message-ID: <AM5PR0402MB2691CF2AC9555829EC89C59CEC850@AM5PR0402MB2691.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:36:56 +0000
From:   Madalin-cristian Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/6] fsl/fman: enable FMan Keygen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of David Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 12:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] fsl/fman: enable FMan Keygen
> 
> From: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 20:31:01 +0300
> 
> >  /**
> > + * fman_get_keygen
> > + *
> > + * @fman:	A Pointer to FMan device
> > + *
> > + * Get the handle to KeyGen module part of FM driver
> > + *
> > + * Return: Handle to KeyGen
> > + */
> > +struct fman_keygen *fman_get_keygen(struct fman *fman)
> > +{
> > +	return fman->keygen;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(fman_get_keygen);
> 
> Please don't do this.
> 
> Just directly derefence the pointer in the source code to
> get the keygen.
> 
> Thank you.

Hi,

The struct fman is only visible in the fman file, the fman port module uses struct
fman as an opaque pointer, thus this export.

Madalin